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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

El Espejo De La Bruja (aka The Witch's Mirror) (1960)

A witch (Isabela Corona) sees in her mirror that her goddaughter (Dina De Marco) is going to be murdered by her husband (Armando Calvo). She asks Satan to prevent the murder but the devil says it is the goddaughter's fate and not to interfere. But after her goddaughter's death, Satan gives her permission to get her revenge on the husband and his new wife (Rosita Arenas). Directed by Chano Urueta, this B&W Mexican supernatural horror film owes a lot to Franju's EYES WITHOUT A FACE with a dash of REBECCA and THE BODY SNATCHER thrown in for good measure. While nowhere near the caliber of those three movies, it's artfully done and fans of horror movies should enjoy its modest attributes. It's gory enough that I'm glad it was shot in black and white instead of color. With Carlos Nieto and Alfredo Wally Barron.

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